Optical fibre sealing assembly

Abstract

An assembly for sealingly enclosing a space into which one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables is or are fed includes a container defining the space and a sealing member. The container has an opening therein. The sealing member sealingly encloses the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables positionable distinctly and separately from the container. The sealing member: (a) can be placed in the opening so that the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables extend through the opening into the container, and (b) can be heat and/or pressure sealed to the container to seal the opening around the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables.

1. An assembly for sealingly enclosing a space into which one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables is or are fed, the assembly comprising:
 a container defining the space, the container having an opening therein; and 
 a sealing member sealingly enclosing the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables and being positionable distinctly and separately from the container, wherein the sealing member (a) can be placed in the opening so that the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables extend through the opening into the container, and (b) can be heat and/or pressure sealed to the container to seal the opening around the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables; 
 wherein the sealing member comprises sealing strips and wherein the one or more optical fibres and/or cables extend substantially transversely to a longitudinal direction of the scaling strips. 
 
   
   
     2. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the container is substantially rigid. 
   
   
     3. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the container is substantially flexible. 
   
   
     4. The assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the container comprises a laminate bag including aluminum. 
   
   
     5. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing strips comprise plastic sealing strips. 
   
   
     6. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing strips include a layer of hot-melt adhesive. 
   
   
     7. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of optical fibres and/or cables are accommodated between the sealing strips. 
   
   
     8. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing strips have an effective width of at least 1 centimeter (cm).